The five most important safety measures for 2021

Global EHS consultancy Du Pont Sustainable Solutions (DSS) interviewed safety professionals in various industries across Europe who have successfully managed the crisis. The report aims to show in which efforts organizations usually succeed and where they mostly fail. In general, participation in safety activities and standards is very high, he said. However, there are also weaknesses. According to the report, only 46 percent of incidents investigated are fully investigated and corrective action is taken.

When it comes to training and recognition of safety performance, incidents are fully addressed by only nine percent of companies, according to survey participants. In Germany, for example, the study found, the need to reduce face-to-face contacts generally led to a decline in face-to-face security interactions over the past 12 months.

Five safety measures for 2021

The conclusion of the study authors is that companies should raise awareness among the workforce through training and coaching in the area of security and risk management. In general, safety should be increased in the second place so that people are more specifically involved in risk processes. Third, safety efforts already made should be increasingly encouraged and challenged through positive reinforcement. Operational discipline is to be improved immediately according to defined measures, so that more effective action can be taken in the event of incidents and corrective measures. As a fifth measure, it is important to incorporate more extra-company and psychosocial changes into the risk programs.

Source: Du Pont Sustainable Solutions